6 December, 2024
🙏🪖 December 6 has been celebrated every year in Ukraine, since 1993, to honor those who protect the country's independence and sovereignty.🗳 On December 6, 1991, a few days after the referendum on Ukrainian independence, the Verkhovna Rada, the Ukrainian Parliament, adopted the first founding laws of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.✊ After the Dignity Revolution (2013-2014) and in the face of Russian aggression in eastern Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea, a new page in the history of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has opened. Since the large-scale invasion in 2022, the Ukrainian army has reinvented itself, becoming a symbol of resilience and courage.🌻 Today, we pay tribute to all the defenders, past and present, who fight for the freedom and integrity of Ukraine. Their courag...
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5 December, 2024
30 years ago, on December 5, 1994, the United States, the United Kingdom and Russia signed the Budapest Memorandum, a crucial international agreement that promised security and stability in Europe.At the end of the Cold War, Ukraine became independent in 1991 following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. At that time, the country held the third largest nuclear arsenal in the world, inherited from the Soviet Union. In order to strengthen global security and limit the proliferation of nuclear weapons, negotiations began to persuade Ukraine to give up these weapons.It was in this context that Ukraine signed the Budapest Memorandum with the United States, the United Kingdom and Russia in December 1994, at a conference organized by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in E...
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1 December, 2024
Today, Ukraine celebrates the 33rd anniversary of its historic self-determination referendum held on December 1, 1991. On that day, an overwhelming 92% of voters, representing 84% of the electorate, supported independence. This moment marked a turning point in the country's history after decades of Soviet domination. A few months earlier, on August 24, 1991, Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, had adopted the Declaration of Independence Act. This document proclaimed the creation of a sovereign and democratic Ukrainian state and called for a referendum to seek direct approval from the electorate. The results of the December 1 vote were unequivocal, with majorities in favor of independence in every region of Ukraine, including Donetsk and Luhansk, where 84% voted for independen...
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